About us

Board of Directors

Baron Berghmans

Chairman

Jean-Pierre Berghmans joined Lhoist in 1974. He was appointed as General Manager and Board Member in 1979, Chairman of the Executive Board in 1985 and Chairman of the Group in 2011. He is a member of the 4th generation of the shareholders family.

Jean-Pierre Berghmans is also member of the board of different organizations involved in education, culture and international relations.

He holds a degree in economical sciences from the University of Leuven (Belgium) and an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau (France).

The Board of Directors is Lhoist’s governing body. It is chaired by Baron Berghmans and comprises also three other family members as well as five external members who are active in different industries worldwide.

The Chief Executive Officer, Marcos França, is in charge of Lhoist’s daily management with the support of the Group Executive Committee.

Pierre GurdjianPhilanthropy Partner of the RVVZ FoundationChairman of the Board of Directors of the Université Libre de BruxellesTeacher in CEO Leadership at the Solvay Business School of the Université Libre de BruxellesVice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of UCB

Vincent BerghmansDirector

Jean-Marc EtlinHead of Latin America, CVC Capital Partners

Michel TilmantManaging Director of Strafin sprlDirector of Guardian Holdings LtdMember of the Board of Directors of BNP Paribas and of various other companies